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Nearly 30% of 2,527 non-Hispanic white high-school girls said they have used indoor tanning devices, including sun beds, sunlamps or tanning booths, in the past year, according to a CDC study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Meanwhile, among white women 18 to 34, about 25% reported using a tanning device at least once in the previous year, and 15.1% said they had used the device at least 10 times.

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The FDA has proposed a rule that would restrict the use of sunlamps and indoor tanning devices to those at least 18 years of age and require adults to sign certifications acknowledging the risks of indoor tanning prior to using the devices. The FDA proposed a second rule requiring operators of tanning facilities and manufacturers of the devices to make device warnings more prominent, require emergency shut-off switches, improve eye safety and take other measures to ensure user safety.

Nearly 30% of 2,527 non-Hispanic white high-school girls said they have used indoor tanning devices, including sun beds, sunlamps or tanning booths, in the past year, according to a CDC study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Meanwhile, among white women between ages 18 and 34 years, about 25% reported using a tanning device at least once in the previous year, and 15.1% said they had used the device at least 10 times.

More young women than ever before are being treated for melanoma and other skin cancers, and the trend correlates with the rates of young women using tanning beds, experts say. Some states have banned indoor tanning for minors, and the FDA proposed requiring tanning beds to bear warning labels that use by minors is not recommended.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage vetoed on Thursday a bill that would restrict anyone younger than 18 years from using tanning beds, saying that parents, not lawmakers, should be the ones deciding whether children should use indoor tanning. "Maine parents can make the right decisions for their families," LePage said.

A study of 6,125 teens ages 14 to 17 found that having a large allowance and parents who use or allow the use of indoor tanning beds were among the factors that contributed to teens' use of such beds, with females, whites and those who are older more likely to participate in indoor tanning. State laws regulating tanning bed use in youths did not have much effect, researchers reported in the American Journal of Public Health.